The #1 Thing You Need to Hit All Your 2016 Goals
Happy New Year and welcome to 2016! “New year, new you,” right? Ha! I wish it was that easy. If it was, I could just…
National Novel Writing Month 2013 – Day 3, and a New Story
It’s that time of year again! I can’t believe this is my sixth year participating. I’ve actually been writing 50,000 words in November for so…
Why I Heart Scrivener for Outlining
As I prepared for National Novel Writing Month and completing the rewrite of my novel, I finally had to force myself to organize my thoughts.…
How to NaNoWriMo During Thanksgiving
Here in the US, Thanksgiving is celebrated on November 22nd this year–right as National Novel Writing Month participants are rounding the corner to the finish…
NaNoWriMo = Draft Zero
November is just around the corner and after four years of participating in National Novel Writing Month, even the change in weather has my nerves…
Being Green: What It Means to Be a New Writer
I have something embarrassing to admit. Before I wrote my first novel, I thought you had to be a chosen one. Seriously. I thought it…